A Glimpse into Tomorrow

We’re not there. Yet. Out health care system hasn’t transitioned from a free market based delivery system to one of a more socialist system, but we took one step closer. Think of it as economic fascism, or medical fascism. It’s like what they always say: “It’s not the end of the world, but you can see it from here”.

And do you wanna know what it looks like?

Procedure

Wait Time

Knee Replacement

Up to 2 years

Gall Bladder Removal

Up to 3 years

Angioplasty

Up to 12 months

Cardiac Bypass

Up to 12 months

Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Up to 2 years

Spinal Dicsectomy

Up to 3 years

MRI

Up to 6 months

CT Scan

Up to 4 months

Ultrasound

Up to 4 months

Weight Loss Surgery

Up to 5 years

Hip Replacement

Up to 2 years

Cardiac Ablation

Up to 3 years

This is the wait times currently for patients in the Canadian system. And THAT system is going the way of our Post Office, Medicare and Medicaid. These programs are providing less and less service while they continue to run further and further in the red. In short, these prgrams are losing money even as they cut services.